Germany, Weimar Republic. Freikorps Schlageter Badge; Second Type, By Paul Küst Archive Atkinson arrived in the field

Atkinson arrived in the field in France in February 1915 and was listed on the muster roll on July 31

Second Army Corps was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal

with seven medals

Major (August 1952)

Germany, Weimar Republic. Freikorps Schlageter Badge; Second Type, By Paul Küst Archive Atkinson arrived in the field(Schlageter Abzeichen). Constructed of heavily silvered bronze, second type; with a vertical pinback; maker marked "PAUL KST ABZEICHEN ORDENFABRIK BERLIN S W 19", marked "GES. GESCH." (Gesetzlich Geschtzt) and "102" on the reverse, 35. 42 mm (w) x 36. 38 mm (h); in overall extremely fine condition. Footnote: Albert Leo Schlageter (August 12, 1894 May 26, 1923) was a member of the German Freikorps. After the outbreak of the First World War, he became a